Low German free

← German frei (cognate)

← English free (cognate)

← West Frisian frij (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *frijaz (derived)

← Middle Low German vrîe (inherited)

← Middle Low German vrî (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *prey (derived)

← Dutch vrij (cognate)

← Old Saxon frī (derived)

→ English free (cognate)

→ Scots fre (cognate)